Golf bag support



1943- E. w. PEARSON I 2,327,736

GOLF BAG SUPPORT Filed April 13, 1942 Patented Aug. 24, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I t 1 2,327,736 t GOLF BAG SUPPORT Ernest W. Pearson, Middletown; Conn. ApplicationjApril 13, 1942, Serial No. 438,701 7 (01. m ss) 3 Claims.

My invention relates to devices which are attached to golf bags as a permanent fixture to support said bags in an upright position, and an object of my invention, among others, is the construction of a support of this type that is simple in construction and which may be produced in an economical manner and which is particularly eifective not only for supporting a golf bag in an upright position but which will not interfere with carrying the bag by the carrying straps in the ordinary manner.

One form of a device embodying my invention and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as Well as others, may be attained is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a golf bag equipped with a support embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a view on enlarged scale showing the connection between the supporting bar and the uprights, with parts broken away to show construction.

My improved golf bag support is composed of few parts of simple construction which may be readily formed and assembled, thereby creating a structure which may be economically made, and while comparatively light in structure is amply sufiicient for the support of the bag and its contents in an upright position, such support being illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which the numeral 5 denotes the bag as a whole which may be of ordinary construction the substance of which is immaterial but which commonly has a carrying strap 6 attached to it in a manner to permit the strap to be thrown over the shoulder for suspension of the bag therefrom.

In adapting my invention for the purpose intended I construct a supporting bar 1 composed of metal and which as to its main part is fiat so that it may be secured as by means of rivets 8 or bolts to the bag near its upper edge and commonly to a band 9 with which the bags are fre quently provided. The bar 1 is reduced at its opposite ends to form pintles H! which act as supports for uprights or legs II. In a satisfactory construction these uprights or legs are formed of round metal and are flattened at their upper ends as at 12 to provide means for openings through which the pintles H) extend, thereby forming a pivotal support for a frame composed of the uprights H, and upright retaining bar l3 and a strut M. The upright retaining bar I3 is also preferably of round metal which is flattened at its opposite ends as at l5 to provide holes to receive the uprights II, this retaining bar being applied to the uprights'from the bottoms thereof and slid upwardly to about the position shown where it may be secured in place in any suitable manner as by upsetting the metal or by solder or equivalent material. This provides a structure which may be readily assembled in the course of manufacture and this bar I3 by means of its attachment to the uprights as described prevents separation of the uprights at the top thereby maintaining the pivotal connection between the pintles l0 and the bearing or flattened portion l2. The strut It may be secured to the uprights in any suitable manner, after the bar I3 has been placed in position. This strut i4 may be constructed and attached to the uprights in the manner as shown herein and as described with respect to the retaining bar l3.

It will be noted that with the supporting frame constructed as described and attached to the bag in the manner herein shown when the strap 5 is thrown over the shoulder for support of the bag the frame will automatically swing into position against the bag so that it will not interfere with the carrying of the bag in the ordinary manner. The supporting bar I may be of any suitable form to receive the rivets or fastenings 8 and the structure may not only be attached to newly made bags when such are constructed, but it affords a ready means for attachment to bags already in use as the fastenings may be conveniently applied through the band or collar 9 which provides the required strength to securely retain the supporting frame. The pintles [0 are formed at the ends of offset portions 16 of the supporting bar 1 and I have shown herein small portions l! of welding metal as a means for securing the bar 13 and strut M in place.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes I have described the principles of oper ation of my invention, together with the device which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative and that the invention may be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set out.

I claim:

1. A golf bag support comprising a supporting bar formed for attachment to the upper end of a golf bag and with round pintles at opposite ends thereof, uprights having holes at their upper ends for placement on said pintles over the ends thereof, a retaining bar having holes at its opposite ends distanced to substantially the same amount as said pintles and movable to position on said uprights over the lower ends thereof to a position near said supporting bar to prevent separation of said uprights and thereby retain them in position on said supporting bar, and means for retaining the uprights from movement toward each other.

2. A golf bag support comprising a supporting bar formed of flat stock for attachment to the upper end of a golf bag and with its opposite ends oifset and rounded to provide pintles with shoulders at the bases thereof, uprights formed of round stock with flattened ends with holes therein for placement on said pintles over the ends thereof, and a' retaining bar formed of round stock with flattened ends and holes therein distanced to substantially the same amount as said pintles and movable to position on said uprights over the lower ends thereof to a position near said supporting bar to prevent separation of said uprights and thereby retain them in posi tion 'on said supporting bar against said shoul ders to thereby prevent movement of said uprights toward each other.

3. A golf bag support comprising a supporting bar formed of flat stock with offset ends formed into round pintles providing shoulders, uprights having holes at their upper ends for placement on said pintles over the ends thereof, a retaining bar having holes at its opposite ends distanced to substantially the same amount as said pintles and movable to position on said uprights over the lower ends thereof to a position near said supporting bar to prevent separation of said uprights and thereby retain them in position on said supporting bar and against said shoulders to prevent said uprights from movement toward each other, and a strut having holes to receive said uprights and movable over the latter from the lower ends thereof and positioned between said retaining bar and the bottoms of the uprights for spaced support of the latter. 7

' ERNEST W. PEARSON, 

